WilkinsonEyre has created "unique student residencies with identity" from prefabricated timber pods at the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology in Wiltshire, England.
Located at the Malmesbury Campus, the modular village provides accommodation for undergraduate students and visiting staff at the institute, which was founded by James Dyson.
WilkinsonEyre  designed the pods, which are arranged in clusters, from cross-laminated timber (CLT) as it is sustainable and can be rapidly assembled on-site.

"We chose to explore modular construction in student housing to create unique student residencies with identity," said WilkinsonEyre director Yasmin Al-Ani Spence.
"Modular CLT pods were chosen to push the boundaries of the existing typology. CLT is a naturally highly sustainable material with strong structural qualities, making it an unrivalled choice for the project," she told Dezeen. "We wanted to demonstrate the beauty of modular construction when designed and delivered to the highest quality."

Each 32 square-metre-unit was manufactured off-site, before being delivered to the campus and craned into its current position ? combined with up to five other pods in a staggered arrangement.
While creating an informal residential character similar to a village, this layout also ensures the housing slots in with the landscape that is characterised by a raised bank.

"The existing site posed a series of inherent challenges and des...